Leading Ladieswear Buyer for a Dynamic Cape Town Clothing Retailer

2 days ago


Cape Town Southern Suburbs, South Africa Quality Select Recruitment Full time

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Ladieswear Buyer to join our team in Cape Town. The ideal candidate will have a passion for building and sourcing merchandise, ensuring sales targets, gross profit, and product objectives are met.

About the Role:

The Senior Ladieswear Buyer will be responsible for building and sourcing a balanced assortment of merchandise, ensuring department sales targets, gross profit, pricing, and overall product objectives are met. This includes:

  • Successfully sourcing stock and building ranges congruent with customer profile
  • Building balanced assortments in accordance with planned unit requirements
  • Ensuring GP is achieved through mutually beneficial price negotiations
  • Developing well-thought-out test strategies to ensure newness is applied on a continuous basis

Requirements:

To be successful in this role, you will need:

  • Grade 12 qualification
  • Age 25-45
  • Tertiary qualifications
  • Minimum 5 years Retail Buying experience
  • Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
  • Key negotiating skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
  • Own transport essential with valid driver's license

Salary:

R30,000 - R35,000 per annum, depending on experience.

Location:

Cape Town, South Africa.



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